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Beyond Belief: The Moors Murderers: The Story of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley (Paperback)

by Emlyn Williams (Author)
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  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Pan Books; New Ed edition (4 Mar 1968)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0330020889
  • ISBN-13: 978-0330020886
  • Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 10.4 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 11,809 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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What struck terror in the moors murders case was its incomprehensibility ... the victims were utter strangers.. perhaps the greatest value of this book is that it shows us that the human monsters Brady and Hindley were not one and the same, but 2 different kinds of monster.

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent study of evil minds, 28 May 2001
By jsboyle1978@hotmail.com (Manchester, England) - See all my reviews
This is a carefully researched and well-written book, focusing on the gruesome murders committed by lovers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley. It contains frank depictions of their brutal crimes and tries exceptionally well to comprehend the relationship between Brady and Hindley that most people find unfathomable. Emlyn Williams has done his research and then end product is informative, insightful and shocking. Very good indeed.
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20 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars My first insight into the evil minds of Brady and Hindley, 16 Nov 2002
By Robert James "Call me Rob" (South Shields, Tyne & Wear United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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I wasn't born until 1971, so the dreadful crimes of these two didn't mean much to me until I bought this book in 1994. Fair enough, a lot of it IS surmise; Emlyn Williams guesses at dialogue, and fills in the blanks between facts with fiction, but, in my eyes, it's almost as if he were there with them! Certainly a book worth buying, as it is chilling as it is fascinating.

If, like me, you want an insight into the pair, from their births to their incarceration, then this is the book for you.

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16 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars All too believable, 18 Nov 2002
By Alan Gent "alan944" - See all my reviews
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For me Emlyn Williams captures the dreadful scenes and circumstance all too clearly. As someone who was growing up at the time in that area, it brings home, the culture, the environment and the sadly naive world in which we lived then. His use of the narrative to bring home the events works extremely well, yes attempted use of a Northern accent doesn't always work, but in this case, he just about carries it. The descriptions, in some cases are brutal, but the portrayal of the dogged detective work that paid off in the end, stunning. ...
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3.0 out of 5 stars A Vexing Read
While there can be doubt that Emlyn Williams did a great job in writing and researching this book I feel it is overall a book of its time. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Roy O'Rorurke

2.0 out of 5 stars POOR QUALITY????
HI,
BASICALLY THE BOOK IS GREAT, ONLY ONE PROBLEM.
THE BOOK HAS DARK PAGES AS ITS AN OLD STYLE BOOK. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Charlotte Matthews

3.0 out of 5 stars EXTREMELY DISTURBING.
I was so disturbed by this book i wasn`t able to finish it. I don`t think anybody needs to know about the murders in such graphic detail. Very upsetting. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Leeds lass

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding book
I was a teenager at the time of the Moors Murders, so can remember the press coverage generated. This book, although now overtaken by events and more recently revealed... Read more
Published 21 months ago by D. L. Colbourne

4.0 out of 5 stars A favorite book
I first read this book about 30 years ago and have re-read it a couple of times. I really liked the style of the narrative, including the use of dialect. Read more
Published 22 months ago by M. Cuervo

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!!! --- One of the best books ever written!
The late Emlyn Williams really should be classed as one of Britain's most talented authors ever to have lived, his masterpiece "Beyond Belief" from 1967 is the story of moors... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Jake M

4.0 out of 5 stars A riveting but disturbing read
Having just finished this book I felt compelled to post a review after reading the reviews already posted on Amazon. Read more
Published on 7 Sep 2007 by Neil Park

3.0 out of 5 stars I suspect this book was, infact, edited by a monkey!...
Despite reading several of its rather poor reviews, I decided to give this book a try. Surprisingly, I have actually enjoyed the style in which the book is written. Read more
Published on 31 Oct 2003 by nat1983

1.0 out of 5 stars Awful...truly awful!
This is the worst book, in terms of writing style, that I have ever read.

Consider this sentence, typical of William's 'jaunty' descriptive style:

`Aunty's, 73 Oxford Road... Read more

Published on 10 Jun 2003

1.0 out of 5 stars Beyond redemption
It's a pity I hadn't read other Amazon customer reviews before buying this book. It's very poorly written, although researched reasonably well, and the fabricated dialogue... Read more
Published on 6 Feb 2002

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